Holoholo Kaʻa to Trout Lake 2023 – Chapter Five and Pau.

Posted on March 10, 2026 by Mokihana

We left the Wildlife Refuge and headed back along Trout Lake Road, ooh-ing and ahh-ing at the lovely larches. I thought we’d taken videos of driving along the road, but I guess we didn’t. Cuz I can’t find them!

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Holoholo Kaʻa to Trout Lake 2023 – Chapter Four

Posted on February 8, 2026 by Mokihana

After we parked the car, we saw this cool log cabin in the distance:

Whitcomb Cabin
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Holoholo Kaʻa to Trout Lake 2023 – Chapter Three

Posted on February 6, 2026 by Mokihana

Barn!! And a silo, too. We’re heading south on Highway 141, back the way we’d come

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Holoholo Kaʻa to Trout Lake 2023 – Chapter Two

Posted on January 20, 2026 by Mokihana

And here we go! The thing about the Pacific Northwest is that we can go mauka (toward the mountains) in two different directions! We just turned mauka (north) along Highway 141 in Washington State.

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Holoholo Kaʻa to Trout Lake 2023 – Chapter One

Posted on January 19, 2026 by Mokihana

I totally forgot that I’d never written about our autumn advencha to Trout Lake, Washington! So I’m gonna do it now. I kept thinking I’d do it in the fall, and guess what? I never did. But fall photos are pretty, especially now in the middle of winter, and it’s been a long time since we’ve done a road trip together. So k’den. Imua!

After getting coffee for the road at Bow and Arrow Coffeehouse in Damascus, I pulled in to our Realtor’s office to take a photo of this gorgeous Japanese maple.

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Christmas Day, 2025

Posted on January 15, 2026 by Mokihana

On Christmas Day, Nolemana and I drove up to Ridgefield National Wildlife Refuge which seems to be our yearly adventure. We always take the back road in so that we can see if that old house on the way is still there. It was, but it’s looking more sad every time we see it. To think that it once housed a family here, and now it’s collapsing walls will soon be gone makes me sad.

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2025 Wrap-Up

Posted on December 30, 2025 by Mokihana

Well, changing from 365 Days didn’t get me anywhere, did it? So I’m going to go back to it again, but I’ll intersperse it with stories. I think that’ll be the best way. I’ve had a hard time keeping up da bloggie; we’ve lost several family members in a short amount of time, and I’ve had a tough time keeping my head above the water. I’ve been taking photos and won’t try to play catch-up much… I’d like to make a new beginning instead.

Don’t give up on me; January 1st will be a new beginning again.

The fawns are all growing up… no spots left!
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Funny, Mother, A Christmas Tale

Posted on December 10, 2025 by Mokihana

I’ve been so MIA… will post more about that later. But in the meantime, you can read this.

Da blog post from befoa.

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September Photos

Posted on October 19, 2025 by Mokihana

It was a lovely month!

We got a koi for our pond, and the goldfish was checking him out.

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August Da Kine

Posted on October 19, 2025 by Mokihana

Sigh… now that it’s October…

Beautiful hollyhocks!
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